• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, Informatics, or a related ICT field.
• Postgraduate qualification in Project Management is an advantage.
• PMP certification or equivalent is an added advantage.
• Minimum 6 years of project management experience, including at least 4 years in broad-based information systems, business projects, and/or ICT business solutions implementation.
• Minimum 6 years of experience with SDLC methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, and Waterfall.
• Business analysis experience is preferred.
• Strong PC skills, including Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to organise, delegate, and leverage resources to accomplish objectives.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Financial and accounting project management experience.
• Strong communication skills, personal credibility, teamwork, collaboration, work planning, and estimation capabilities.
• Strategic skills, including business diagnosis, assessment, and business case development.
• Supervisory experience with the ability to leverage support across the organisation.
• Experience managing relationships with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensure project teams follow all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and transitions.

Key Responsibilities / Key Performance Areas:

• Manage organisational projects, ensuring visibility across all project management knowledge areas, project stages, and associated deliverables.
• Develop business cases for identified project concepts, including cost/benefit analysis.
• Create project charters and establish high-level roadmaps to deliver project vision, outputs, outcomes, and benefits.
• Define Statements of Work and Specifications for requested goods and services.
• Develop detailed project plans using approved project management methodologies and processes.
• Drive project performance, actively manage work streams, and resolve quality or design issues.
• Manage project constraints to ensure quality delivery on time and within budget.
• Integrate various project design components (process, people, technology).
• Apply project, change, and business analysis methodologies effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
• Empower stakeholders with project information to support informed decision-making at Steering Committee levels.
• Serve as the single point of focus for project issues, governance, risk escalation, and alternative options.
• Monitor, control, and communicate project progress using standard reporting tools.
• Establish mechanisms to assess the realisation of project benefits.
• Lead project teams, review and quality assure work, and coordinate steering committee activities.
• Engage with multiple and diverse stakeholders to manage expectations and ensure successful delivery.
• Understand interdependencies between business processes, technology, operations, and business needs.
• Manage external service providers, monitor progress, and ensure adherence to contracts.
• Develop, maintain, and obtain approval for project budgets, ensuring data accuracy.
• Perform project close-out activities and ensure compliance with project management standards, SDLC, change management, and business analysis processes.